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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25

Among circus and theatrical people an
admission ticket is called 'squidge.'" said a
man at Forepaughs circus last week "The
origin of this expression goes back many
years. Along in the COS negro boy applied
for admission at a circus in one of the south
ern towns. He had neither money nor tickets.
The doortender stopped the lad az the en-
trance and told him that he could not get
into the tent unless he had money or its
equivalent The poor boy ran crying to his
parents, who asked him why be was not at
the circus With a sob and face wet with
tears the lad blurted out that he couldn't get
in until be got some money or 'squidgulum
The man at the tent door was very much
amused when the boys tale was told to him.
and ever after that ticket has been known
among the boys as 'squidge' or 'squidgu-
ium- Chicago Herald
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25
Young Matrons' Talk.

They were two young matrons, and as the
stroller sat in the suburban car they occu-
pied the seat directly in front of him. "WeI,"
said the elder, the directnesS Of whose glance
and good facial angle betokened great
promptness in arriving at conclusions, lit is
perfectly certain that IL man tends to his
own business and makes a success of it he
will have no time left to attend to his wife's
affairs. Hen hussies are made out of bust
ness nonentities And doesn't your hus-
band 90 tie maj keting" queried the matron
with the fair crimps and delicate features
'Good gracious. 10. Why should he2 He
himself cOnfesseS he doesn't know hen from
a duck when the feathers are off"
We'll" said the other matron, after med
itative pause, anyhow, | would always
rather Charlie would undertake to quell those
horrid rows in the kitchen. I'm afraid of
them. But he just listens in silence till they
get out of breath spluttering q demand for
more money and less work; then he waves his
hand majesticaly and says: 4 don't know
anything about what you want; get back
into your kitchen And they 60 They
never open their lips again to him. Really,
don't you think there is something grand in
the way men just walk over things which we
women try to push away or to walk arounda
Yet, after all, / wish Charlie wouldn't
here the little lady Observation-Disclosures act
as if he thought observation-disclosures it's my
first baby | didn't know how to take care of
it. He never mterfered 90 about anything
before. But now, when he is starting off in
the morning, be begins: 4 wouldn't take
baby out if it turns cold; and don't put that
wool veil over her eyes again; and you had
better try the water in the bath tub before
You put her in and so on, and so on" eyes,
l know" rejoined the elder lady, philosophi-
cally; they all do SO until the novelty wears
Off To hear a rooster crow, one would think
that it was he who was doing the incubating.
/ stood it as long as l could with Harold,
but one day when he was struggling with his
overcoat, and leaving numberless charges
about baby's food, and flannels, and medicine,
and wrappings, l said very sweetly and
dutifully, You may rest easy, dear, while
you are down town at your business. l will
take just as good care of baby as though she
We're my own child Your own childr he
replied gaspingly. He looked at me a mo-
ment, then he saw the point. He kissed me
goodby i'll silence and went off, but he has
never since rendered me any gratuitous ad-
vice on that subject. Chicago Journal
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25
EVENING WITH kALAKAUA.
Crossing Legs Under the Table with the
Hawaiian King-His Intelligence.

Crossing Legs Under the Table with the
Hawaiian King-His Intelligence.
spent an evening in company with Kala-
kaua among group of friends, when he was
in this city, the only evening ever crossed
legs under the table with king. He quaffed
with glee, moderation and dignity some
times through q straw, the fragrant bever-
ages that We're mixed for his pleasure, and he
mingled the moments with sallies and good
humor that gave zest to his companionship.
l venture the remark that he Is the most DEM
ocratic Of kings, though, as l have said, my
acquaintance with royalty has been limited to
himself In the course of the evening l
found myself alone with him at table, over
which blent the smoke of our cigars.
drew out the king as he fell into thought
full mood and became talkative. A few ques-
tions about his country put him at his best in
a few moments His discourse was revela-
ton and surprise to me. found him to be
a man of many accomplishments and some
thing of savant. His conversation was full
of knowledge and intelligence. not only re-
garding affairs, but also other matters in the
realm of science He spoke of the natural
history Of the seven islands over which he
reigns land with which he hal the familiar
ity that could come only through acute OBJ
servation and study. He spoke of the native
race to which he belonged, and interested me
especially with an idea which he developed,
that the race was not of Asiatic origin, but
had immigrated or drifted at some unknown
period of time from the west coast of Mexico,
and belonged, perhaps, to the primitive stock
from which sprang the Joltecs or Aztecs. He
pointed out certain varial analogies, traced
the relation of certain customs and referred
to some traditions among the people of his
native isle. He showed, as he proceeded.
remarkable knowledge of ethnology, linguis-
tics and customs, and talked like scholar a.
well as gentleman from first to last.
In short, 1 found King Kalakana to be not
only long headed politician, but man of
varied accomplishments. So that his notori-
ETY. as roysterer ought to be supplemented by
another reputation which found him deserv
ing of.-John Swinton in Kansas City Times.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25
The Mice Skin Market.

The story goes that the fur runner has one
section of Maino in which his appearance on
fur buying trip is an event. About every
body sells to him, and he hasn't made many
mistakes i'll his buying. He cultivates this
section. Hesaves his best jokes and his funniest
stories for this locality. Hence his grip is
good and he don't want to lose it,
1t was after successful expedition into
this section recently that the fur runner fell
talking. Now, there is danger when man
falls talking, and ON this day in question
the peltry king told yarns and talked about
furs and how money could be made ana lost
in them. Said be to the listeners: why don't
you save UP some mice skins. The market is
big on nice They are worth, femme see
they are worth about $40 a hundred, and
then he smiled complacently as man spoke
up and said: "B' gosh, is that facts Well,
now, you bet we cod get bushel on EN- in a
week if we was a mind to-" 1t was only Just
a sort Of joke, and he went away forgetting
to remove the impression.
Several months passed and he went back
again, bargaining and buying. He had
traded for q good many fuis, when, i'll the
course of the trade, the seller said: "The
boys has got lots OF mice skins for you" The
buyer looked wonderingly, and then up out
of the past came the vision of his previous in
EQUITY. "They have, have they?" replied he
"Well, ! don't know, exactly. Did / say I'd
take emf" "That's what you said," was the
reply. "Ten dollars a hundred, and the boys
has about two hundred of 'emn
1t was sad fact. The industrious boys
had fully that number OF mice skins stretched
on boards. The buyer had to invent some
thing, and so he said that the market had
dropped off over three-quarters since he was
here before, and he ended by settling with
the boys for s. bill 1t would never have
done to have declined them, for that might
have spoiled the trade on more sizable and
more marketable pelts in that vicinity for
ever-Iewiston Journal
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25
1.-THE washerwoman's Hand"

We have now chiefly in mind the tens of
thousands of heads of families who are liable
to bring this affection OH themselves.
They do their own washing. and do it, nee
essarily, in addition to their other work
The energetic but excessively imprudent
women, on washing day, rush from hot to
cold, and from cold to hot, without thought
of harm They go with irritated joints and
open pores from the steaming washtub to the
ice cold clothes line. Coming back to the
kitchen, they scrub the floor and hasten the
dinner over the cooking stove. Is it wonder
that multitudes of our choicest wives and
mothers suffer from what the doctors call
"the washerwoman's handT'-Youth's Com
panion.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25
The Lot of q MatrOn.

To the woman who begins right the lot of q
matron will be happy one; but the average
young woman does not begin right. She
begins by being furiously in love, and the
very warmth of her emotion causes it to cool
very quickly. She begins by imagining that
Benedict means all the world to her, and she
to him, only to find out that she shares his
heart with billiards. race horses and other
Injuries. The wise woman recognizes this,
and concludes not to be as disappointing as
his other loves-not to require as much deli
cate nursing as does a billiard ball, nor to go
lame in mind or body, as favorite racer is
likely to do. Not to let Benedict know her
plans too entirely, and SO she will not get to
be an old story to him. A man is very hu-
man; he likes his wife to be like the French
feuilleton, worth having after each chapter,
ITO be continued in our next" Women are
apt to forget this, and only remember that
marriage is an episode rather than an event;
a very great difference exists between them
"Bab" in New York Star.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25
A Swing Instead of Gravestone.


Not long ago little girl in this city not
over 10 years old was very i'll. One day she
insisted on seeing her father at once He
was telephoned at his counting room, and on
reaching the house the little girl said: Papa,
/ think am going to die, and want you to
do something for me instead of building
monument over my grave. What would
monument cost" The father tried to dis
suade the child from speaking of death, but
she persisted until finally he said a monu.
ment would cost any amount of money that
might be desired to expend on it. "Weu,"
said the child, lit would not cost less than
500, would it" The father said he thoue hit
not, but begged the little one to change the
conversation. no." said she, Il want You to
promise that if die you will give the 500 to
build another swing in the park for the little
children instead of building monument for
me-" The promise was given with tears The
child had been in the habit of walking in the
park and had noticed the delight many poor
children have in the swings, and the thought
had come to her that might have suggested
itself to many of our philanthropic citizans
long ago. 1t is a pleasure to say that the
little girl recovered from her illness, and that
is the reason, perhaps, why her fathers
'-''n"aisA has not been kept.-Albany Journal
The penetration of largest guns on ship
board in 1860 was less than four inches of
iron and less than three feet of granite 1t is
to-day thirty inches Of iron, ten to twenty
feet OF granite and seventy-five feet o.
earth
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25
Two Ladies Make q Bet.

Two ladies and gentleman were con-
versing i'll the postoffice corridor yester lay
afternoon when a peculiar looking man
passed along. He was below the medium
height, of spare figure, with long, straight
hair, that hung far down his shoulders
and countenance that showed the
scholars pale cast of thought. He was
dressed in well worn suit of black, wore
a high slouched hat and carried a small
valise in his hand.
''I'll bet that man is one OF our cele-
brated poets. . said one of the ladies, going
into raptures over the queer little man.
Il wouldn't be surprised if it was Sted-
man. Geoghegan or Stoddard."
IN take that bet. replied the other,
playfully pulling her purse ont of her reti-
Guile II am sure the man is an artist,
and will wager you a package Of cara
mels.
The bet was recorded and the ladies del
egated their companion to decide the dis
pute for them. II was rather delicate
piece of business, and the man was in
quandary how to act. He tried TO talk
the ladies out of their dispute, and even
offered TO pay for the caramels himself,
but they were so determined that neither
would give in. The man walked up to
the STRANGER. 0eSliaitti u lilpslSRlt. tAlf4sG
his nlustache meditatively and said; ''Yoa
must excuse me, sir, but the two ladies'
whom / just left were so impressed with
your distinguished appearance that they
made a little wager as to your profession
Would yon mind informing me whether
you are poet or an artist"
Appearances are deceptive in this
world. : replied the odd little man, srlil-
ing pleasantly. While / am neither q
poet nor an artist. nay calling in life is no
less important have here" placing the
valise on shelf and producing small
box. ian invention Of my own which
guarantee viii remove al eorns ard
bunions. Thank you, sir; here's my card,
SO you'll know where To find me when you
want some more.
The bet was declared . draw, but the
ladies went home with their pockets full
OF corn plas;ers--New York San
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25
A Pleasant Parting Attention.

A pleasant parting attention to friend of
for Europe Is the making OF p,sil bag to be
filed with letters from friends dated on the
outside for the days they are to be delivered
IBIS may be sent 70 the stewardess Of the
vessel. and the missives be a pleasant daily
surprise, Louise Chandler Moulton's friends
did 50 upon her recent voyage, many cele-
brated friends such as Nora Perry and Oscar
Fay Adams contributing poems, sketches
etc-Poneer Press
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25
Expected of q Guest.

If guest cannot be sure of her own good
breeding she had better stay at home, for she
must talk when she would sleep, she must eat
when she Is not hungry, she must give re-
turn for the hospitality she is receiving by
being sympathetic, agreeable, amiable and
amusing; she must show willingness to be
pleased, not an unbecoming grumpiness.-
Harper's Bazaar.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25

The Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway
tSt. Joseph & Iowa Railroad Co., Lessee), Is
the best equipped line west OF the Missouri
river. Our equipment was built expressly
for this line by the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany, which is guarantee to the travelling
public that it is strictly first-class. You vii
lind ali Of our coaches elegantly upholstered
and very comfortable in every particular
If you are going TO any part OF Kansas or
Nebraska, or &c any point east, remember
YOU will never regret having started right,
BY taking the Chicago, Kansas & Nebrasks
Railway. tRock Island Route For fur
Their particulars, address Jno. Sebastian, 6.
I. & p A., Topeka, Kan. 6O-tf
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25
The Dismal swamp Canal.

A wealthy syndicate IS abe; >3,rv the
Dismal Swamp canal, build ,. On ins
banks, open its locks, and - -. up and
drain the great Dismal swaus.e One million
acres Of alluvial soil viii thus lie reclaimed,
and add to the wealth Of that great Agricui.
turA region. -Bostm Transcript
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25
Investors and visitors

Wishing the advantage Of complete list Of
first-clase business and residence property to
look over are invited to call on Us, whether
ready to buy now or not We have also
supply of authentic printed information for
visitors Robt. Spurgin & Co., real estate,
Eagle building. 109St
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25

thing ana everybody outside her own env1-
roment she wishes to be known, and truly is,
about as much witch as the enlightened
mind can conceive In that very seeming
and actually lie all the supposed power OF
the gypsy fortune teller. All there is in that
power is just what, because you are not 50
perfect pretender in her line as she, open
mouthed, you believe to be.-Edgar l. Wake
mans Letter.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25
Attention Ladies'

We are receiving daily all the latest novel
ties in stylish millinery. Please give Us a
call before purchasing elsewhere.
MISS BRENNAN,
d1O7-5t* Ill N. Lawrence Ave
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25
The suicidigenous Center.

It is said that Indiana is the center Of the
"suicidigenous area" of this country. 1t is
enough tO make an Indiana man want to
commit suicide to be told that he lives in q
"suicidigenous area. New York Tribune
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25

Mr.. Reade used to say that a woman ''likes
best ruffian who ill uses her. but with inter-
walls of tenderness"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25

Mary L. Barr, who is making a success of
Scottish dialect stories, did not begin to COM
pose until she was 81
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25

1t always grieves me to see good cook
spoiled by her ambition to be leader of
fashion.-Signor Max.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25

Take the Rock Island route for Topeka,
Kansas City and Chicago; two daily trains
each way. Chair cars and Pullman sleeping
cars on all trains. 1O5-n
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25
GUARDIANS sale,

Guardians sale.
For sale, the north half Of the east hail OF
she southwest quarter Of section three. IL
township 81, range east.
The above described land belongs 70 the
estate of C. c. Alliston, and viii be on SCI,
for few days. This land Is near the iccs
ton of the Congregational college.
TS-tf E. B. JEwETT,
Guardian for the heirs office Temple BlocE
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25

Dunbar & bearing viii attend to all
branches OF undertaking, night or day. 2i
n Main; telephone 30S. d92tf
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25

Helen Campbell will visit England to make
social studies Of the working women in the
east end of London
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25
Everybody Takes II.

Lots to trade for faI ms and farms to trade
for lots. d1O2-i4t ALLEN s. JONES
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25

Take the Rock Island route for Topeka,
Kansas City and Chicago; two daily trains
each way. Chair cars aud Pullman sleeping
cars on all trains 105-tf
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-01-12
Sexton Items.


The festive Christmas DAYS are over
and all had a good time. 49,. We under
stand the social hop at A. Beckwith's
was a very enjoyable affair.
Quite number from this vicinity at
tended the mask ball at Aetna.
Married at the residence l.. c. Crabb,
December the IS, 'S6, by Rev. Roberts,
Mr.. James Anstine To Miss Fannie
Dean, all of Sexton. Jim. is to be en-
WED for the prize he has drawn and we
wish him all the felicity there is in the
sunshine of long and prosperous life
1890. The literary society that meets
at the school house every Wednesday
night is very creditable affair, and
one that any community might be proud
of, most especially the handsome and
intelligent Young ladies that take part
1850. Miss Francis Hyde, our buxom
little school miss, closed her term of
school here last Friday and won golden
opinions from pupils and parents for
the manner in which she conducted her
school. 1900. The church organized at
this place some time since is in a very
prosperous condition. there being eight
new members added thereto the last
meeting. LASK AND LEAN.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-01-12
c,t in the Ract


Barber county cannot dispose of one
cutting or shooting affair before anoth-
er one occurs. The last one occurred
/ last Friday morning, at 10 o'clock, one
mile northeast of Sexton postoffice, in
/ the southwest part of the county, when
David F. Painter was seriously stabbed
in the back by Harris Plotkins and his
wife, assisted by Jacob Plotkins, his
brother.
The circumstances related by l.. c.
Crabb and others of the neighborhOOd
are about these: Painter, who had
been following lIs trade, that of a plas-
terer, in tins city, rented few acres of
ground from red. Dikeman, adjoining
a claim that he, Painter, proved up last
month, and he had raised several acres
of corn. The Dikeman land had been
sold lately to Harris Plotkins, who
claims to be rabbi, who had been living
in Comanche county. Plotkins took
| possession of the land last week and
had allowed his stock to run in on Pain
ter's corn crop. Friday, Painter went
to Plotkins' to drive his cattle out of the
| field when Mrs. PlOtkins closed the gate
and prevented the stock going out. He
went to the gate and told Mrs. PlOtkinS
to open 1t, when she struck him with
heavy stick and about the same time
| her husband and his brother. Jacob
Plotkins, attacked Painter and before
he knew what occurred, one of the par
ty had stabbed him, Painter. He got
away from his assailants and went to
| the house of Allen Adams, near by and
sent word 10 some of the neighbors, L.
{. Crabb among the number. Consta-
bic p. l.. Cox was also notified and later
in the day he arrested the two Plotkins
men and held them until Sunday even
| ing, when they were brought here and
! lodged in Jail. The woman was also
arrested, but not brought to town.
| When arrested, the II. Plotkins was
with Sam1. Wilkofksy and they claim
ed they were going to John McGrath
| for advice.
The wounded man, Painter, thought
from the time that he was cut that he
presence of witnesses as to the occur
renee, about the same as here published.
DIR. J. r. Davis, of this city. was call
ed to see Painter on Saturday. He found
that he had been cut with knife or
other sharp pointed instrument, that it
entered at the point of the left shoulder
blade and extended into the chest, pro-
ducing a dangerous wound that may
not, however, cause death.
Painter is a married man, about 80
years old, and is the father of five chill
dren, including one married daughter.
lie is quiet citizen and had not before
had trouble with his neighbors.
The preliminary examination of the
Plotkins men is set for next Monday be-
fore Justice McCanless, of this city, who
issued warrants for the arrest.
Sample IL Vickers will appear for
the defendants and County Attorney
Jones will represent the state.
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HOW TO GET TO BARBER COUNTY

Buy your tickets so that you can come over
the Southern Kansas railroad from Kansas
City. II you are only on an exploring trip, buy
an Explorers ticket 90 Independence, knns.,
over the Southern Kansas railway, which en-
titles you 20 all the privileges of u iirst-class
ticket, and can be purchased at any OF the prin-
sipal ticket Offices east of the Missouri river
ON arrival ut Kansas City these tickets can be
exchanged nc the Office of n. T.. Moss, opposite
the Union Depot. on payment of 81 for round
trip ticket reading To- Medicine Lodge aud re-
turn, with the privilege Of stopping on at all
intermediate stations. II you are coming here
Co stay, and want Co bring your household
goods, agricultural implements aud livestock
with YOU the rate will he $50 per car load tr, IN
Kansas City 10 Medicine Lodge; or " you have
not carload, the rate will DO CO cents per
hundred.
For further Information write to or call on
q. IL. HYNEs, General Freight and Passenger
Agent, Lawrence, kanE.
q. J.. McDONAUGH. 1l6 N. Fourth ~. 81 Louis.
En-. CONAN, Room o, Union Depot. Kansas City.
w. 10. HYNEs, 81 y. Illinois Il. Indianapolis, Ind.
JAKE HALDERMAN, ~ r. Main Al. Ft.Wayns, Ind.
ED. McDoNAUoH, ll6 ". Fourth street, ~. Louis.
j. d. HAMILTON ............. .JamestOWn n .